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A master's thesis from Aalborg University
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'Bestie, how else am I supposed to make bank?'

Author

Term

4. term

Publication year

2022

Pages

67

Abstract

Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan Ryanair bruger TikTok til at forme og kommunikere sin brandidentitet, med særligt blik for, hvordan selskabet forholder sig til og eventuelt udnytter sit kontroversielle ry. Med udgangspunkt i en socialkonstruktionistisk tilgang forstås data som sociale interaktioner, og litteratur om brandidentitet danner rammen, især persona-fokuseret storytelling og brand voice (attitude, tone of voice og sprogvalg). Empirisk analyseres tre TikTok-videoer fra Ryanair gennem en kvalitativ multimodal analyse, der systematisk gennemgår billeder, ansigtsudtryk, skærmtekst, billedtekster og lyd samt anvender begreber som denotation, konnotation og rekontextualisering og ser på ideationelle, interpersonelle og tekstuelle ressourcer. Specialet giver en detaljeret gennemgang af de tre videoer og diskuterer implikationer og perspektiver for videre forskning, før problemformuleringen besvares. Konkrete resultater og konklusioner fremgår ikke af det foreliggende uddrag.

This thesis investigates how Ryanair uses TikTok to shape and communicate its brand identity, with particular attention to how the company acknowledges and may leverage its controversial past. Adopting a social constructionist perspective, the study treats data as social interactions and draws on brand identity literature, focusing on persona-focused storytelling and brand voice (attitude, tone of voice, and language choice). Empirically, three Ryanair TikTok videos are examined through a qualitative multimodal analysis that systematically addresses images, facial expressions, on-screen text, caption text, and sound, and applies concepts such as denotation, connotation, and recontextualization alongside ideational, interpersonal, and textual resources. The thesis provides detailed analyses of the three videos and discusses implications and avenues for further research before answering the research question. Specific findings and conclusions are not included in the provided excerpt.

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